On 26 May 2010 at 14:08, slow down <[email protected]>wrote: > When watching tours on TV, they refer to hills as 15 or so percent or > cat something. I can't relate. What does this mean?
A quick google search got me this - The category of the climb (difficulty) is defined using the following criteria . the average grade . the steepest grade . the increase in altitude from the bottom to the top of the hill . the absolute altitude of the summit . the condition of the road . where in the stage the climb falls. A hill at the end of the stage, when riders are tired, might be placed in a higher (smaller number) category than the same hill would receive if it were the first climb in the stage. http://www.sizes.com/sports/bicycle_hill_climbs.htm > What are the hills around here? I'll leave that to others to describe. jerry Gyro Lurker -- You received this message because you subscribed to the Gyro email group. To post to this group, send an email to [email protected] To unsubscribe, send an email to [email protected]
